If you had not already read it, encourage you to take a look at the Secretary of Defense memo dated November 18, 2015 entitled “Force of the Future: Maintaining our Competitive Edge in Human Capital". Additional information is available from variety of sources, including:

·         Force of the Future Looks to Maintain U.S. Advantages article provides a good overview.

·         Fact Sheet: Building the First Link to the Force of the Future provides additional details.        

·         Force of the Future Home Page provides a range of information and supporting documentation.

·         Secretary of Defense Speech: Remarks on "Building the First Link to the Force of the Future" (George Washington University) provides detailed insights and perspectives.

Workforce development, human capital and maintaining our competitive edge in our military and civilian forces and permeability between the private and public sector, between the active-duty force and the reserve components and between military and civilian life  are all common themes that undergird the Secretary’s Force of the Future initiative.